Since 1967, OEN has been a source for news, announcements, and information on the world of Anglo-Saxon studies. Its annual Bibliography and Year's Work in Old English Studies are used by thousands of scholars worldwide.

Current Issue: 45.3

The current issue is 45.3, co-edited by Mary Dockray Miller. It is available here. Issue 45.1&2, the Year's Work in Old English, was mailed out the week of 5 January. 45.1 is in the archives, here: Table of Contents.

Issue 45.4

45.4, our annual bibliography, will be late. Print issue 45.3&4 is expected by mid-August. (If you have or know of work that should be included in the annual bibliography, please contact Dan Donoghue or the relevant subject editor, listed here.)

Conferences

MLA will meet in Austin, Texas January –10, 2016. ISAS will be held in Scotland, 3—7 August, 2015. Information is at www.isas2015.com. The Medieval Academy's conference calendar lists upcoming national and international conferences.

News

Professor Lisi Oliver of LSU passed away on June 7th. The news story is here. Stefan Jurasinski and Andrew Rabin have written a memorial to her, found here. We extend our condolences to her family, friends, and colleagues.

PRIZES

We are pleased to announce the creation of the Howell D. Chickering Prize in Translation, to be awarded to the best translation of an Old English work. We hope that it will be awarded annually. The Carl Berkhout Bibliography Award was not
given out this year. We welcome nominations for 2016.

New Books and Reports

Please inform us if you have published a book within the calendar years 2013 or 2014. We will do our best to advertise it here. (Updates to the list come every few months.) Click here to see new books.

The Old English Newsletter (ISSN 0030-1973) is published for the Old English Division of the Modern Language Association of America by the Department of English at The University of Massachusetts, Amherst.